What do Squishmallows, Burt’s Bees La-Z-Boy & Dole have in common?

Jeff Mard
8 min readApr 11, 2023

Today, they all offer a licensed pet product for purchase. Who’s next?

A product images from the Squishmallows dog bed listing on Amazon.com
Source: Squishmallows (Amazon)

Last month, I attended the Global Pet Expo in Orlando, Florida.

Upon entering the 2,100,000 sq. ft. expo hall I was dumbstruck by the number of brands that have chosen to leverage the equity built by iconic brands we’re all familiar with. From start-ups to…

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Jeff Mard

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